Mantua PTA News 2019, Issue 19

January 15, 2020 | Issue 18

Important Upcoming Dates

January 16 (Thursday): Rising 7th Grade Orientation, Frost MS 5:30-8pm.

January 20 (Monday): Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday, SCHOOL CLOSED.

There is NO 5^th & 6^th Grade Strings Concert on January 16th.

Frost Middle School Rising 7th Grade Parent Orientation Night

Reminder that the Frost Middle School Rising 7th Grade Parent Orientation Night will take place on Thursday, January 16th. The main program from 6:00-7:00 PM will include the registration process for 7th grade and an overview of Frost. From 7:00-8:00 PM, elective class teachers will have displays and be available to answer questions. There will also be presentations for parents who have students who receive services through the Special Education, English Language Learner, and Advanced Academics Programs from 7:00-7:30 PM.

Talent Show

Coming soon to a gymnasium near you... The 2020 Mantua Elementary School talent show!! Start preparing your act today!

Save the dates...

• Talent show, Saturday night, March 21st.
• Rehearsal, Friday night, March 20th.

Acts must be 2 minutes or less in length and appropriate for all ages. Instructions to submit audition form, audition video and music (if applicable) will be shared in February.

W.T. Woodson’s Choral Department’s 31st annual Broadway Revue, Dessert on Broadway, is just 2 weeks away!

Show dates this year are Thursday-Saturday, January 23-25, with a preview show on Wednesday, January 22 for teachers and staff.

Tickets for the general public go on sale FRIDAY, January 10^th at 7:00pm by visiting www.ticketleap.com (please search DESSERT ON BROADWAY). All purchases will require a credit card, along with the purchaser’s billing information. Shows usually sell out well in advance – so don’t delay!

All proceeds will go to support the production and W.T. Woodson’s choral programs. Please contact tickets@woodsonchorus.org with any questions.

Kids Give Back Kids Volunteer Day

January 27, 9:30am-3:30pm at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. FCPS schools are closed, so Kids Give Back is offering another day of volunteerism, games, team-building and more. Projects may include: Making outdoor care packages for the homeless; preparing snack packs for under-served children; making Valentine presents for senior citizens and more! Registration includes pizza for lunch. $80/child; sibling discounts available. www.kidsgiveback.org

Save your plastic caps and lids to help the Earth! Save your plastic caps and lids to help our Earth, and win an ice cream party! Girl Scout Troop 2779 needs your help to collect plastic bottle caps and lids from many consumer items. (Did you know that most caps and lids end up in the landfill, even when placed in the recycling bin, because they are too small to be processed by the facility’s sorting equipment?) The troop’s goal is to collect 300 pounds of caps and lids. Once they have met it, Green Tree Plastics of Indiana will exchange the caps and lids for a park bench made of 100% recycled materials for the troop to donate. This project is through Green Tree Plastic’s ABC program, which aims to teach children about caring for the earth and green living. The two classes who collect the most caps will win an ice cream party, courtesy of Toby’s Homemade Ice Cream & Coffee! Look for the collection box in your child’s classroom coming soon. Acceptable items include: Caps from: milk jugs, detergent, hair spray, toothpaste, deodorant, apple sauce pouches, drink bottles such as soda, water, juice and sport drinks, shampoo and other hair products, ointment, baby food. Lids from: cottage cheese, mayonnaise, yogurt, peanut butter, coffee cans, cream cheese, butter. All caps and lids must be clean and dry. Questions  email GirlScoutTroop2779@gmail.com. Every cap counts! Thank you.

Absences, Tardies, Early Dismissals and Transportation Change Procedures

At some point of the year, almost every student will either be absent, tardy, leave early for an appointment of need a change of transportation. Please email the office at: MantuaElem.Attendance@fcps.edu and copy the classroom teacher or call the attendance line at (703) 645-6363 for anything related to attendance or dismissal. Email is always the preferred method of communication for clarity purposes.

Absences or late arrivals: Please contact the office by the above method by 9:30am. Robo calls go out at 10 am. If a student is arriving late an adult must walk them into the office and sign them in even if you have notified the office of the late arrival.

Changes in Transportation must be submitted by 1:00 PM to either the email
address above or attendance line. The first month of school there will be no bus passes to go home on the bus with a friend. Students receive a pass any time there is a change of transportation. Do not send in changes more than a week in advance except for ongoing changes, see examples.

Early Dismissals should be called in early in the day. An adult on the emergency care form can pick up a student. If you call when you are approximately 5 minutes away from the school then we will try to have the student ready for you otherwise we will call for the student when you arrive. There are NO DISMISSALS between 3:40 PM and 4:05 PM.

Examples:

Please excuse Johnny Smith in Mrs. Jones’s class to Kiss and Ride today, June 20, 2099.

Please excuse Fred Flinstone to Kiss and Ride every Monday until further notice.

Please excuse Jane Doe who will arrive at 10:00 am to school due to a Dr. appt.

Let the office staff know if you have any questions.

Raise Funds for Mantua ES by Linking Your Rewards Card

It's time to re-link your Harris Teeter VIC cards to Mantua! 

This is a really easy fundraiser- once you link your card to our school you'll be helping to raise money every time you shop. And even better? We'll do the work for you! Go to https://www.memberplanet.com/s/mantuaelementaryschoolpta/vic to fill in your VIC card information and we'll do the rest!

Encourage friends & family to do the same!

FCAG Summer Camp Fair

The Fairfax County Association for the Gifted (FCAG) is again hosting our Annual Summer Camp and Enrichment Fair on Saturday, January 25, 3 - 5:30 pm, at McLean High School (with a snow date of February 22). The event is free and open to the public.

*  Nearly 40 vendors to answer your questions 

*  Get your copy of the FCAG Summer Camp Catalog with hundreds of camps listed

*  For elementary, middle and high school students

*  From local adventure day camps to overnight camps at prestigious campuses

*  Camps for STEM, visual and performing arts,computer technology, science, math enrichment, nature, sports, and leadership 

*  Register to win a $50 gift card from Amazon.com

Translators

Translators comprise another vital part of our outreach efforts. We want every Mantua ES family to feel included and connected—should families need to have a document translated into their native language, our volunteers are here to help!

• للحصول على نسخة مترجمة للغة العربية، نرجو الإتصال بالأخت بدرية كفالة على هذا الإيميل: cbn@mantuapta.org . If you need to have a document translated into Arabic, please email cbn@mantuapta.org .
• Если вам необходимо перевести документ на русский язык, пожалуйста обращайтесь к Анне Жердецкой или Виктору Жердецкому по электронной почте: cbn@mantuapta.org  или cbn@mantuapta.org . If you need to have a document translated into Russian, please contact Hanna Zhardzetskaya and Viktar Zhardzetski.
• 혹시 한국어로 번역된 자료가 필요하시면 좌승관씨에게 연락주세요(cbn@mantuapta.org.) If you need to have a document translated into Korean, please contact Lisa Libby.
• Para obtener una copia en Espanol favor de contactar a Lisa Libby at cbn@mantuapta.org. If you need to have a document translated into Spanish, please contact Lisa Libby.

Email Lisa Libby at cbn@mantuapta.org if you have any questions or would like to volunteer as an ambassador or translator with Mantua ES’s Community Building Network.​

Parent Information Relating to Special Education

All these opportunities are FREE unless noted.  

In most cases you must register if registration information is provided.

When other events become available they will be posted at:

https://fairfaxcountysepta.org/upcoming-community-events/

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